KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith has been suspended the first three games of the regular season by the NFL after pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge earlier this year. Smith, who was given two years’ probation, is entering a contract year after one of the best seasons of his career. He will miss games against Houston, Denver and Green Bay before returning for the Chiefs’ game against Cincinnati in Week 4. The 28-year-old Smith started all 16 games for Kansas City last season.

Under the NFL substance abuse policy, first-time offenders receive two-game suspensions. But there can be additional discipline depending on the circumstances, and Smith was pulled over by police last year after his car struck and broke a light pole.

3rd Place Games
Class 2-A – IKM-Manning 5, Ft. Dodge St. Edmond 1
Class 3-A – Greene County 7, Center Point-Urbana 6
Class 4-A – Creston 9, Pella 0
Class 5-A – West Des Moines Valley vs. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (3:30)
Class 1-A – New London vs. River Valley (5:30 pm)

Championship Games
Class 2-A – Iowa City Regina 2, Cascade 0
Class 3-A – Solon 3, Benton Community 1
Class 4-A – Winterset vs. DC-Grimes (2:30 pm)
Class 5-A – Waukee vs. Johnston (4:45 pm)
Class 1-A – Logan-Magnolia vs. AGWSR (7:00 pm)

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Friday, July 24th 2015

CLASS 1A:
5:00-p.m. Martensdale-St. Marys (33-5) vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard (29-6)
7:30-p.m. Newman Catholic, Mason City (36-4) vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (17-11)

The Missouri Valley Conference has signed a ten-year extension to its media rights deal with ESPN that will include increased exposure on the network’s on-line platform ESPN3. MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin says the new deal will lead to more than 800 Valley events beiing produced on an annual basis.

Elgin says the new deal will have no impact on local and regional television deals for Missouri Valley basketball. Drake University Associate Dean David Wright says the new deal also opens up educational opportunities because the on-line content will rely heavily on student run productions.

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Thursday, July 23rd
Class 1A semi-finals:
Logan-Magnolia 4, New London 1
AGWSR 9, River Valley 1

3rd place game today at 5:30-p.m., New London vs. River Valley
CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP at 7-p.m., Lo-Ma vs. AGWSR

Class 2A semi-finals:
Iowa City Regina 4, Ft. Dodge/St. Edmond 1
Cascade 6, IKM-Manning 2

3rd place game today at 9:30-a.m., Ft. Dodge/St. Edmond vs. IKM-Manning
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP today at 10-a.m.: IA City Regina vs. Cascade

Class 3A semi-finals:
Solon 7, Center Point-Urbana 1
Benton Community 8, Greene County 1

3rd place game today at 11:30, Center Point-Urbana vs. Greene County
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP today at 12:15: Solon vs. Benton Community.

Class 4A semi-finals:
Winterset 10, Creston 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 9, Pella 3

3rd place game today at 1:30, Creston vs. Pella
CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP today at 2:30: Winterset vs. DC-Grimes

Class 5A semi-finals:
Waukee 4, West Des Moines Valley 3 (9 innings)
Johnston 2, Cedar Rapids/Jefferson 1

3rd place game today at 3:30, WDSM Valley vs. CR/Jefferson
CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP today at 4:45, Wauke vs. Johnston

ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey threw seven strong innings after a shaky beginning, Trevor Rosenthal escaped his own jam in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royal 4-3 on Thursday night. Randal Grichuk and Matt Carpenter hit two-run homers as the Cardinals won in the makeup of a rainout last month.

As in the originally scheduled game, St. Louis and Kansas City led their league in wins and Lackey (9-5) and Chris Young (8-6) were the scheduled starters. Rosenthal, pitching for the third straight day, took over to begin the ninth with a 4-2  lead. Alex Rios led off with a single and Omar Infante followed with a triple.

The Royals went on to put runners on second and third with no outs, but Rosenthal held on for his 30th save in 32 chances. Mike Moustakas grounded out to end it.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Stephen Piscotty was scratched from the St. Louis Cardinals lineup Thursday, due to a stiff neck. Dan Johnson replaced Piscotty playing first base and batted eighth against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Piscotty was 2 for 8 with a double in two starts, the first appearances of his career since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Memphis.

Johnson, whose contract was purchased from Memphis earlier this month, was 2 for 10 in six games. Mark Reynolds, who has gotten the bulk of playing time at first base, was out of the lineup. He entered the game 2 for 14 in his career against Royals starter Chris Young.

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CLASS 3-A:
Harlan 5, Carroll 2
Boone 4, Humboldt 2
Dallas Center-Grimes 8, Bondurant-Farrar 4
Pella 7, Oskaloosa 4
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2, Spencer 0
Vinton-Shellsburg 5, Williamsburg 3
Dubuque Wahlert 2, Central Clinton 1 (8 innings)
Waverly-Shell Rock 9, West Delaware 8

CLASS 4-A:
Sioux City East 10, Lewis Central 0 (6 innings)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 18, Cedar Falls 1 (4 innings)
Davenport North 4, Davenport Central 1 (8 innings)
Des Moines East 4, Johnston 1
Iowa City West 5, Cedar Rapids Prairie 2
North Scott 3, Dubuque Senior 1
Southeast Polk 2, Dowling Catholic 1
Waukee 5, West Des Moines Valley 0